Predictors of Parenting Readiness in Fathers of High-Risk Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Buck, Catherine O; Tucker, Richard; Vohr, Betty; McGowan, Elisabeth C · J Pediatr · 2020

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

To evaluate discharge readiness perceptions among mother-father dyads, parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit completed a parenting readiness survey. Fathers had more favorable perceptions than their partners. Maternal perceptions and social risk, but not infant morbidities, predicted paternal perceptions. Discharge support should focus on the mother-father dyad.

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